Genetically modified crops (GM Crops) always receives media attention, as the tagline ‘GM’ often is meted with opposition from activists. If we analyze the history of science, every new revolutionary technology or discovery was meted with resistance by the ruling elite of that period. The opposition is primarily because it goes against the concepts prevailing in the society of that period. The development of GM crops, or even the hybrids and new varieties of plants developed through mutation breeding when they were initiated, was no exception.   Read more about it in my recent article published in The Statesman, https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3634261/Kolkata-The-Statesman/21ST-DECEMBER-2022#page/11/2